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About Kanchanpur Village

Kanchanpur is a mid sized village in Katiya tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 718, made up of 363 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares.

Kanchanpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanchanpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Katiya
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 718
Male Population 363
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanchanpur compares

By the 2011 count Kanchanpur is the 60th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Kanchanpur

Kanchanpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kanchanpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanchanpur from other places

Kanchanpur lies about 29 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 6.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kanchanpur
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 6.1 km
Nearest town Kataiya 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Katiya 29 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 29 km

Villages closest to Kanchanpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Katiya tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kanchanpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanchanpur village had a population of 718. That makes it the 60th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,104 residents.

Kanchanpur village has 363 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanchanpur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Kanchanpur covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanchanpur falls under Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kanchanpur is Panchdeori Halt, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kanchanpur.

Kanchanpur is about 29 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanchanpur is in Katiya tehsil of Gopalganj district. Panchdeori Halt is about 6.1 km away. Kataiya is about 9.3 km away. Katiya is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaipur (under 2 km), Shamdas Bagahi (1.5 km) and Ram Das Bagahi (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kanchanpur today is likely to be higher.

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